Orchid earns a bloomin’ Best In Show

Andrew Okada of Makawao poses with his Best in Show-winning Dendrobium Thomas Warne on Saturday at the Maui Orchid Society’s Easter Show at the Maui Mall in Kahului. Okada said he has been growing orchids for only a few years. He joined the Orchid Society because “I didn’t know what I was doing. That’s why you join the Orchid Society. It’s a good place to learn about orchids.” The society meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku. The next exhibit and sale at the Maui Mall is scheduled to be the Mother’s Day Show from May 11 to 13.